Category Archives: Ortho-Bionomy

Be true to your horse

December 13, 2013energy work, equines, healing, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, chakras, endurance riding, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine healing, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, exercise, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horse world, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

We need to stay in our own truth. Admiring experts is wonderful, but even experts can be wrong.

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Working with all six senses and horses

December 7, 2013energy work, equines, healing, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, Uncategorizedanimals, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine training, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horses, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

Touch, hearing, sight, scent, taste: the five senses? I wrote about touch last week. It is only one sense that a horse experiences. I would also add “feel/vibrations” to the list, because it isn’t just physical touch, it’s the sixth sense that something or someone is out there, or that horses feel it through the earth.

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The importance of touch in horse work

December 1, 2013abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, bodywork, chakras, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, riding, telepathy, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, chakras, energetic connection, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, equines, exercise, healing, herd dynamics, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, rescue horses, touchhorsesatliberty

Touch can change heart rates, calm and nourish. Touch is the way we sometimes make contact when nothing else can work. I remember being in the hospital and having someone touch me in a healing way, just touch, not trying to move me, and it made all the difference in the world. Continue reading The importance of touch in horse work →

Maintaining a performance horse naturally

November 2, 2013alternative therapies, bodywork, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, mustangs, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, Uncategorized, Waterhole RitualsAlternative therapies, Cushings disease, equine herd dynamics, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equines, health, herd behavior, horsemanship, horses, laminitis, massage, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

These days we are inundated with information on how to manage our performance horse, geriatric horse, and what ever, usually from the companies that sell supplements. If there is a problem with your horse, there is probably a supplement designed for it.

Sharif paying attention to work done on his neck. [Catherine Sobredo Photography] — Sharif paying attention to work done on his neck.
[Catherine Sobredo Photography]

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Just got my horse back from the trainer and…

October 18, 2013bareback riding, bitless riding, bodywork, energy work, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, energetic connection, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine training, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, The trainerhorsesatliberty

You fill in the blanks. Several things could have happened here. In a perfect world, the horse is doing great. You have great energy and your horse and you are a real team. Best case, your trainer has also worked with you and your new horse to know what the trainer is doing so that you can all work on “the same page.”

Kaiden is one of the youngest horse trainers I know - creating curiosity — Kaiden is one of the youngest horse trainers I know – creating curiosity in the horse

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How do I build trust with my horse? – Liberty Foundations Clinic at Spirit Horse Ranch

October 5, 2013alternative therapies, animal communication, bareback riding, barefoot hooves, bodywork, chakras, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, Uncategorizedbareback riding, bitless riding, energetic connection, energy work, EPR, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, equine training, equines, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, natural horsekeeping, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, Ruella Yates, Spirit Horse Ranchhorsesatliberty

“Both equines and humans learned to overcome fear and step into trust and love. Hope you enjoy the picture of you and beautiful Starwyn.” – Lisa Malone
“Every time I close my eyes even for a moment I see those beautiful horses faces.” – Lucy Taylor

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When should I stop riding my older horse?

September 26, 2013alternative therapies, bodywork, energy work, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, EPR, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, geriatric horses, healing, herbs, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horseback riding, Waterhole Ritualshorsesatliberty

When should I stop riding my older horse? This question comes up periodically, because at some point in every horse’s life, they get too old to be ridden. That’s the truth of the matter. They simply don’t enjoy it any more, and even if they do, they are physically unable to continue to carry a rider safely.

Riding my mare Opal one blustery day when she had a lot of energy. She was retired early because of melanomas. Photo taken Winter, 1998.

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Creating an energetic, mindful bubble for your horse!

September 13, 2013animal communication, bodywork, chakras, energy work, equines, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, riding, Uncategorizedenergy work with horses, equines, Horse and Rider integration, horse training, horsemanship, horses, spiritual horse workhorsesatliberty

Someone wrote to me recently telling the story that once they were working with their horses and someone began yelling and hitting a horse nearby. This caused the storyteller to have a bad accident, because it scared her horse.

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What if I can’t ride my horse?

September 7, 2013animal communication, bodywork, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, riding, therapy horses, Uncategorizedbodywork, equine positional release, equine training, equines, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, liberty horse training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

The question: What if I can’t ride my horse? was asked at a clinic some time ago. There are many reasons why we might not be able to ride our horses:

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The re-hab of a performance horse

August 30, 2013bodywork, endurance, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, therapy horses, Uncategorizedequine bodywork, equine liberty training, equines, horse training, horses, rehab horseshorsesatliberty

Patches knew all these things …once, and then his life changed. When he came to us he didn’t want to do much that meant he had to “perform.” He had been a ribbon-winning show horse and then a therapeutic riding horse. At first he was on good behavior with us. He loved children so it was easy for him to carry a child. It was one thing he truly enjoyed.

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